Management Consulting Manager - Insurance

Location: London, Manchester, Edinburgh

Mobility: Up to 100%

Career Level: Manager

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

Within Accenture, the UK Insurance Strategy & Consulting team focuses on scoping and shaping large transformational engagements for leading insurers that lead the market. We help our Insurance clients drive innovation through our deep Industry experience, extensive capabilities, proven assets & market insights both in the UK and globally.

With a strong and extensive client portfolio across Personal Lines, Commercial Lines & Life and Pensions, we support our clients in areas such as journey to cloud, digital transformation in Underwriting and Claims, and applications of AI and Gen AI into insurance value chain.

We were recently recognised by the Financial Times as one of the UK’s leading Management Consultants in Insurance.

In our team you will learn how to:

·       Invent & provide solutions to real world problems across our Insurance clients, leveraging the latest technologies such as Gen AI

·       Build deep client relationships and bring together the wider Accenture business – including Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Song, Operations - to create differentiated offerings and enable the best solutions to our clients.

·       Deliver tangible, transformational change for clients and develop points of view and results that lead the insurance industry

As an Insurance Industry Manager, you will:

·       Help define insurance industry solutions & offerings to help solve our client’s challenges, and support client discussions on these offerings

·       Leverage your insurance industry expertise and distinctive points of view to build credibility with client stakeholders

·       Build and lead diverse teams, pulling from relevant areas of Accenture, to deliver a differentiated perspective and tangible change for our clients

·       Grow and mentor individuals in our Insurance practice, bringing your own personal story to help diversify and expand our talent pool

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

·       Application of knowledge in Life, Pensions & Investments, in particular focused on customer & product considerations, as well as operating model & process design 

·       Application of knowledge in Personal Insurance & Commercial Insurance, in particular to shape and drive Underwriting & Claims Transformations

·       Ability to communicate effectively and build trust-based relationships with senior insurance client business & technology stakeholders

·       Deeper expertise in particular digital technology and application to insurance uses cases, includes AI and Gen AI in insurance, digital sales & servicing, insurance technology platforms

·       Solving complex industry problems and shaping & selling offerings to clients, with consideration of commercial frameworks. Leadership across multi-dimensional teams (e.g. digital, technology, operational)

Set yourself apart:

·       Impact and market relevance with senior client stakeholders (e.g. C-Suite, or C – 1 level)

·       Strong track record in insurance industry (e.g. at leading life insurers and wealth managers, or Lloyd’s market participants, or leading retail insurers) or at insurance consultancy of shaping & delivering complex change

·       Particular subject matter expertise in a relevant insurance area (e.g. underwriting, claims, life & pension products, asset management & investment, applications of AI, insurance technology platforms, regulatory & risk changes, digital & customer transformation) 

·       Mastery of the Insurance Technology Landscape (e.g. InsurTechs, Software Providers, Cloud Services)

·       Distinctive industry point of view and compelling articulation

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

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